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List of merchant navy capacity by flag is a list of the world foremost fleets of registered trading vessels ranked in both gross tonnage (GT) and deadweight tonnage (DWT) sorted by flag state.
Merchant ships of Cambodia (3 P) Merchant ships of Canada (8 C, 57 P) Merchant ships of the Cayman Islands (4 P) Merchant ships of Sri Lanka (1 P) Merchant ships of Chile (2 C, 7 P) Merchant ships of China (3 C, 19 P) Merchant ships of Costa Rica (3 P) Merchant ships of Croatia (1 C) Merchant ships of Cyprus ...
A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft , which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships , which are used for military purposes.
A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country. On merchant vessels, seafarers of various ranks and sometimes members of maritime trade unions are required by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) [1] to carry ...
Pages in category "Lists of ships by country". The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Merchant ships by country (107 C)
Flag of convenience (FOC) is a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.
The Merchant Marine primarily transports domestic and international cargo and passengers during peacetime, and operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats and other waterborne craft on the oceans, the Great Lakes, rivers, canals, harbors, and other waterways.
The Merchant Marine of Switzerland is the largest merchant navy of a landlocked country. Somewhat unusual for a landlocked country, Switzerland has a long tradition of civilian navigation, both on its lakes and rivers, and on the high seas.
This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. Merchant ships by country (106 C) Merchant ships by period (5 C)